读40篇美文，巧记课标词汇（Ⅱ）

Task 1 An air crash

Iwas a previous typistin a postoffice.Because I couldn't 1.________（tolerance） typing any more postage bills orpostcodes on a typewriter every day. I resigned. With a 2._________（greed） motivation ofmaking big money,I took up working as 3._______business representative fortheGE EcologyCompany,4.________produced goodsbyrecycling useful materials from our dustbins.My new job left me good impressions in many aspects except that the working timetable was full of traveling by jets.

Once,when speeding up,our jet 5._______（swallow） by a thunderstorm,which 6._______（destroy）our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions.A constantly flashing light showed that our jet was7.______danger.A steward 8._______（instant）asked us to put on masks and fasten the safety belts,and then pressed a button to switch on the escaping capsule.It slid sideways out of the opening at once and landed in a desert area safely.9._______（lack）food and tablets,we were nervous and uncertain at first.But we all kept optimistic and made good adjustmentto the situation.We swept up the surrounding mud to make our settlement and were back on our feet soon.Finally,guided by the smoke of our crashing jet,some local 10.________（citizen） came by carriage and saved us.

晨背点津

take up 拿起；接收；开始；继续

speed up加速

lose sight of看不见

make good adjustment做好调整

sweep up 打扫；横扫be back on one’s feet重新站起来；恢复过来

Once,when speeding up,ourjetwas swallowed by a thunderstorm,which destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions.有一次，我们的喷气飞机在加速时被一场雷暴吞没，雷暴不仅损坏了GPS信号接收器，还使我们看不见方向。

句中的when speeding up相当于when it was speeding up，因主从句主语一致，故将从句主语和be同时省略；which引导的是非限制性定语从句，which代替的是主句our jet was swallowed by a thunderstorm；made us lose sight of the directions属于“make+宾语 +宾补”结构，主动语态中作宾补的非谓语动词要用省to的不定式形式，被动语态中要带to。

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飞机失事

我以前是一家邮局的打字员，因为忍受够了每天在打字机上打邮资账单和邮政编码，我辞职了。我带着想挣大钱的贪婪动机，开始给一家叫GE生态公司的企业当商务代表，这家公司通过回收我们垃圾箱里的有用材料生产商品。我的新工作在多方面都给了我很好的印象，除了一点：乘飞机旅行填满了我的工作时间表。

有一次，我们的喷气飞机在加速时被一场雷暴吞没，雷暴不仅损坏了GPS信号接收器，还使我们看不见方向。一盏持续闪亮的灯说明我们的飞机正处在危险中。一名乘务员立刻叫我们戴上面罩、系牢安全带，接着按下一枚按钮，打开逃生舱电源，逃生舱马上侧着滑出出口，安全降落在一片荒凉的地区。因为缺少食品和药品，我们一开始都既紧张又心里没底，但是我们都保持乐观，做好调整适应这一新境况。我们打扫干净周围的泥土，安顿下来，很快就恢复过来。最后，在我们坠机烟雾的指引下，一些当地的居民搭乘马车到来，并拯救了我们。

Task 2 An amateur journalist

Jane is a housewife,but 1___________.（delight）to work as an amateur journalist.It is a dilemma for her to rush between family and work,and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend 2..________an amateur to cover crimes.But Jane is really gifted.It is admirable that she is seldom accused of making mistakes.And,eager to become more 3._______（profession）,she concentrates on her job and updates herself now and then.

Once she 4._______（inform）of a new case,hernormalworkingprocessisas follows: first, she makes 5.（appoint）with guilty people for interviews.So as to acquire accurate stories,she usually demands to record 6.________they say.Meanwhile,a technically good colleague will assist her in 7.________（take）photographs.Second,she assesses whether they are. 8._______（deliberate）hiding the truth. If she is skeptical about their words,she will look into the case 9._______（she）.Third,she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the senior chief editor,10.polishes and approves every section.Finally,herstories willbe published in different editions of their magazines.

晨背点津

depend on 依靠；依赖

accuse...of因……指责或控告……

concentrate on 集中；全神贯注于

inform...of通知

so as to为了

assist...in在……方面帮助

take photographs拍照

be skeptical about对……怀疑

ahead of在……前面

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业余记者

简是一名家庭主妇，但非常乐意做一名业余记者。在家和工作之间奔波总是使她左右为难，而且对于新闻部来说，依靠一名业余人员来报道罪案也是不同寻常的。但是简真的很有天赋，让人钦佩的是她极少因为犯错而受到责备。因为渴望做得更加专业，所以她全神贯注于工作，且时不时地提升自身的业务水平。

一旦接到新案子的通知，她通常的工作程序如下：首先，她和有罪的人约了做采访。为了获得准确的新闻，她通常要求做录音。同时，一位技术好的同事会协助她拍照；接着，她对受采访的人是否有故意隐瞒真相做出评估。如果她怀疑他们的话，就会亲自调查案件；然后，她在截稿前写出详尽的报道，呈交给高级主编，由他对每个部分做润色和批准；最后，她的新闻就发表在杂志的各个版本中了。